KillerCon, one of the premiere author conventions, holds several competitions for authors to show off their mad skillz. For 2012, they had the Gross-Out Contest, a horror-themed erotica contest, plus a 15-minute competition where authors had to write a story with several key words or phrases. Note: Bad words coming, continue only if you’re comfortable […] 
Angels Cried Angels Cried is a charity anthology arranged by Stephen L. Wilson to benefit the Sandy Hook School Fund, which is managed by United Way. Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut was attacked by a troubled young man who took the lives of many adults and young children. I was honored to be […] Here it is, the day before Christmas and a week before a new year starts. First off, I hope your Christmas is stress-free and warm, and you receive everything you desire (unless it’s a paddle-wheel riverboat, since they’re too hard to wrap without the shape giving it away and you’d need a living redwood as […] TTA Press/Interzone added my short story, “Seeds”, to their 2012 Advent Calendar project. Feel free to stop by and post a comment: http://ttapress.com/1528/the-advent-calendar-2012/ TTA Press does this annually, so don’t forget to stop by daily to read the latest story, plus don’t forget to submit a story next year, assuming the world doesn’t slip into a […] THE NEXT BIG THING Someone came up with a fun, kooky idea to get a bunch of authors talking about their upcoming work. After a lot of arm twisting, getting poked with hot irons, and some kind of water torture involving Jello, I relented. Nah, I’m kidding, ask any author what they’re working on and […] In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright and trademark are attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, graphics, comics, paintings, photos, videos, nude pornos I made in the 1990’s, that picture of me burying a dead body, horrific close-ups of my nose hairs, doodles I made in the […] Melinda peered through the cracked outer window, watching the dazzling fires dance as the atmosphere burned away. “My God, nature is amazingly beautiful, even when it’s trying to kill you. At least it makes a gorgeous final Christmas display.” Hearing a sob, she turned from the deadly fairy lights to look at the grizzled veteran […] 
I’m co-scripting a graphic novel with Peter J. Wacks, and Chaz Kemp is doing the art honors. The GN is called Behind These Eyes, and it will be published by Villainous Press. One nice thing is that it is getting published online at http://villainouspress.com/comic/behind-these-eyes/, so you can pop over to check it out. The electronic version […]